ducks and drakes (redirected from playing ducks and drakes)

ducks and drakes (dks)

n.

The game of skipping flat stones along the surface of water.

Idiom:

make ducks and drakes of/play ducks and drakes with

To squander; waste.

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ducks and drakes

Noun

1. a game in which a flat stone is bounced across the surface of water

2. play ducks and drakes with Informal to use recklessly: he has played ducks and drakes with his life

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ducks and drakes - a game in which a flat stone is bounced along the surface of calm water game - an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"